Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (10 June 1921-) was the husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, serving as consort from 6 February 1952.

Biography
Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark was born in Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece on 10 June 1921, the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg. He was a member of the House of Glucksburg, and he was born into both the Greek and Danish royal families. His family was exiled from Greece when he was an infant, and he was educated in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, where he joined the Royal Navy in 1939. Philip served with the Mediterranean and Pacific fleets during World War II, and he was granted permission to marry his younger third cousin Princess Elizabeth by King George VI of Britain in 1947. He abandoned his Greek and Danish titles and became a naturalized British subject, adopting the surname Mountbatten from his maternal grandparents. He was created Baron of Greenwich, Earl of Merioneth, and Duke of Edinburgh before his marriage, and he left the military in 1952 at the rank of Commander before marrying Elizabeth. In 1957, he became a British prince, and he would have four children with Elizabeth. Philip retired from his royal duties on 2 August 2017 at the age of 96.